Re: Why 3-D?

[P3D Jim Crowell <crowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:18 AM -0700 6/18/97, P3D Brian Reynolds wrote:
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>I've just recently seen "Across the Sea of Time" for the first time at
>the Sony IMAX theater in NYC.  I thought that both the story and the
>stereo imaging were good (remember you have to have both if this is to
>be popular), but the weight of the headset was too much.  If the movie
>had been any longer I would not have continued wearing the headset
>(and therefore probably wolnd't have been able to continue watching
>the movie).

Definitely!  They might be able to ease things a bit by putting some sort
of strap over the top of the head, rather than putting all the weight on a
band around the head...They also do funny things to your convergence, which
makes eyestrain a problem...

-Jim C.

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Jim Crowell
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